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Charles Conder - Sketch for 'Aux Ambassadeurs: Gens Chics'
Charles Conder - Sketch for 'Aux Ambassadeurs: Gens Chics'

Charles Conder - Sketch for 'Aux Ambassadeurs: Gens Chics'

Artist (Albi, France, 1864 - 1901)
Sitter (London, England, 1868 - 1909)
Date1893
Mediumoil (peinture à l'essence) on cardboard
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsHeight: 47.3 cm, Width: 36.3 cm
Frame Size: 57.4 x 46.2 x 3.7cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1949.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003036
About MeEarly on Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec abandoned the privileged life of his aristocratic youth. A physical deformity had left him cruelly stunted and he felt more at ease in the Parisian underworld that was, for the next twenty years, to provide the inspiration for his now famous artistic creativity.

This sketch, which is a study for the finished painting in the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., depicts fellow artist Charles Conder (1868-1909). With great economy of means Toulouse-Lautrec has captured the essential lines of both his sitter's physiognomy and his character. Using only a few significant strokes he delineates his haughty pose, with left arm akimbo. The face is deftly sculpted and Toulouse-Lautrec uses brave cross-hatching, which gives form and pattern to the extremely bold composition.


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With great economy of effort, Toulouse-Lautrec has captured the essential features, both in physiognomy and character, of his fellow artist, the Englishman Conder